# CVE-2005-2335: Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the POP3 client in Fetchmail before 6.2.5.2 allows remote POP3 servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via long UIDL responses. NOTE: a typo in an advisory accidentally used the wrong CVE identifier for the Fetchmail issue. This is the correct identifier.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14349
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00104.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-SA-2005-01.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/18174
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1124
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00088.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1038
- http://developer.berlios.de/project/shownotes.php?release_id=6617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441856/100/200/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8833
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-774
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-640.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-July/msg00089.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435197/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16176

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